A trusted person I talked to today explained to me the differences between friendship and relationship. It wasn't that I asked or anything but our conversation somehow led that way as we talked about the mutual people in our circle. I realized something about myself.

Apparently I have always been too friendly to people, especially those of the opposite sex. I'd ask about their lives and try to lend them a shoulder to cry on whenever needed, and I'd try to make them feel better and I'd always welcome anybody to talk to me whenever they needed. I think I've been acting as if my life is psychcentral, or that I'm everyone's therapist, and that I don't know how to build friendship. I thought this was the only way to make friends and that I wanted people to know I was sincere in wanting to help, because to me, that seemed to be the only thing people needed most: someone to lean on. EMPHASIS on this with the OPPOSITE SEX. I do this to girls as well, but I guess it isn't right if I do it to guys.

Just wonder if I'd somehow led people on...without meaning to. What should I do to correct this? I'm not saying I attract a lot of people, but I might have attracted my ex before because of this. I got attracted to him too, but that's not the point. I just don't want this to happen again and hurt someone else in the future.

Maybe this is obvious to some people, but it certainly wasn't for me....it's hard to be a nice (on the ideal level) person.

Anyway...just sharing. Anyone's welcome to share their thoughts if they have any. Thanks for reading!